FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Office of
Communications
September 15, 2011
312.814.8367 or
217.782.6637
www.isp.state.il.us
Illinois State Police Seize Heroin, Cannabis and Cocaine During Routine
Traffic Stop
Police Uncover Illegal Narcotics in Hidden Compartment
Montgomery County – Illinois State Police District 18 stopped a Black 2006
Jeep on September 10, 2011, at 4:12 p.m. on Interstate 55 heading
southbound towards Litchfield, Illinois.
An ISP Trooper on patrol observed the vehicle driving at a high rate of
speed in excess of 80 mph in a 65 mph zone and curbed the vehicle. The
Trooper detected a strong odor of cannabis emanating from the vehicle.
Upon further investigation, the Trooper located 185 grams of cocaine and 2
grams of marijuana.
"Crime has no boundaries on Illinois highways, and these officers were able
to detect and dismantle drug trafficking through the hidden surface of a
trap door," said District 18 Captain Scott Compton.
Police arrested the offender, Terence X. Jones, 29, of Chicago, on federal
drug charges.
Illinois State Police acknowledge the on-going law enforcement partnership
with Litchfield Police, the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force, and the
Drug Enforcement Administration in this investigation.
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One Fatality is One too many and ISP is Committed to Driving Zero
Fatalities to a Reality
